Marriage of J. Elmer Morris & Lucile Burmister

MORRIS BURMISTER

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Date: 10/29/2017 at 16:13:44

Marriage of J. Elmer Morris & Lucile Burmister

Advocate-Tribune, Indianola, Iowa, Thursday, Jan 3, 1907, p.3
Morris – Burmister
The home of Mrs. Minnie B. Wood was the scene of a very pleasant wedding Wednesday, Dec 26, when Mrs. Wood’s niece, Miss Lucile Charlotte Burmister was united in marriage to J. Elmer Morris.
Over one hundred guests assembled and at the appointed hour, 8 p.m., while Forester Stanley played the bridal march, the groom slowly entered the wedding room, taking his place in front of a corner very tastefully decorated with palms, ferns and blooming plants. The bride soon followed and took her place by his side. Rev. R. K. Porter, pastor of the Presbyterian Church, in words especially adopted for the occasion, and using the impressive ring service, performed the ceremony that united this young couple for life.
Wishes for much joy to the bride and congratulations to the groom were most hearty. A three course supper prepared under the direction of the brides aunt, Miss Rosella Burmister, formed a pleasing part of the entertainment. The waiters being classmates of the bride.
Numerous valuable, useful, beautiful gifts, consisting of fine china, silverware, table linen, etc. evidenced the esteem in which the bride and groom were held. Two gifts of special attraction were a 9 x 12 brussels rug from the groom’s parents and a draft for $25 from an uncle of the bride. R. H. Burmister and family of Prescott, Arizona. The bride wore white Persian lawn, with trimmings of tucks, embroidery and shadow embroidery, and the groom conventional black. The bride graduated from the high school class of ’05 and since has been a successful teacher in the rural schools. The groom was graduated class ’98 from the high school and has since been engaged in farming. Mr. and Mrs. Morris will be at home after Jan. 14, three miles northwest of Indianola, a house especially prepared on the farm occupied by the groom’s parents. The guests from a distance were Mrs. Julia Morris and Mrs. Ada Loring, and Mrs. Edwin Parks, of Des Moines and A. F. Wood and wife, of Oskaloosa.